Irish head coach Zaur Antia has confirmed that Donegal flyweight Donna Barr is out of the Irish squad for the European Elite Women’s Championships which begin in Sofia, Bulgaria next week.

 

Barr suffered a hand injury in sparring in a training camp at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield last weekend and Ireland will now be using a seven-strong team in the Bulgarian capital.

 

The panel are back in training at the Irish Institute of Sport in Abbotostown, Dublin this weekend and leave for Sofia on Monday.

 

“Donna had injury in the third round in Sheffield, right thumb,” said Antia. “She had good sparring session with the number two in the world, but she got the injury and she is out of the Europeans. It is unfortunate.

 

“She’s is young and very talented boxer and she has a good future. We leave for Sofia on Monday. They squad look forward to the Europeans. They are training hard for this.”

 

The draw for the 10th edition of the European Women’s Elite Championship, the 10th edition of the tournament and the final AIBA ranking event of 2016, will be held next Tuesday at the Sport Hall in Sofia.

 

Twenty eight nations have entered.

 

 

 

Irish Squad European Elite Women’s Championships

 

48kg Lauren Hogan (St.Brigids Edenderry)

54kg Dervla Duffy (Mulhuddart)

57kg Moira McElliggot (St Michael’s Athy)

60kg Shauna O’Keeffe (Clonmel)

64kg Kellie Harrington (Glasnevin)

69kg Grainne Walsh (Sparticus)

75kg Christina Desmond (Fr Horgans)

 

Team manager: Noreen Glendening

Physio: Caoimhe Gilmore

Coaches: Zaur Antia, Eddie Bolger, Dmitri Dimitruc

R&J: Sadie Duffy

 

Strength & Conditioning: John Cleary

 

Women’s Championship hopes are Fighting for the Girls this Autumn!

Members of the Irish Women’s Elite team took time out of their hectic training schedule for the upcoming European Women’s Elite Championship to support the Breakthrough Cancer Research’s ‘Fight for the Girls’ campaign. The campaign is asking gyms and clubs across Ireland to hold a class in aid of cancer research this autumn and join the fight against cancers affecting women. All proceeds will go towards finding new treatment options for the leading cancers affecting women, such as ovarian cancer.

Orla Dolan, Fundraising Director with Breakthrough states, ‘We are delighted to have the girls support our Fight for the Girls campaign. With 360 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year and 276 women dying from the disease, more treatment options are urgently needed. While there have been many advances in the diagnosis and treatment of many other cancers, ovarian cancer has had little improvement in its prognosis over the last 20 years. That’s why campaigns such as Fight for the Girls and the support of Irish Women’s Elite Team are so important as we need to do more to ensure that women have more treatment options and a better survival rate for this disease’.

Members of the Irish Women’s Elite team – Donna Barr (51kg), Sauna O’Keefe (60kg) Gráinne Walsh (69kg) and Christina Desmond (75kg) – are part of an eight-strong squad who will compete in the European Women’s Elite Championship taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 14^th to 24^th November 2016. The 10th edition of the tournament is the final AIBA ranking event of the year. The squad have completed a training camp at the Irish Institute of Sport in Abbotstown and at Institute of Sport in Sheffield, UK where they were training with the England, Wales and Team GB to prepare for the Championships.

Orla continued, ‘I’d like to wish Donna, Shauna, Gráinne and Christina all the best in the upcoming Championship. They are already champions to us for supporting this campaign and helping raise much needed funds for research into cancers affecting women. You can join the Irish Women’s Elite Squad and support the Fight for the Girls Campaign by holding a fitness classes in exchange for a donation or add €2 from your classes such as Boxercise or Spinning for the month of November and December.’

Breakthrough is leading the way with research into cancers with poor prognosis such as ovarian, pancreatic, lung and oesophageal. They have already progressed seven treatments progress from their research laboratory to clinical trial and work closely with multiple hospitals to ensure their research is responding to the needs of patients with cancers that do not respond to conventional therapies.

To get involved call 021 4226655 or email Jesse@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie.

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For further information, please contact Jesse Wiesblatt, Communications and Fundraising Executive at Breakthrough Cancer Research at 021 4226655 or email Jesse@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie.

Notes to the Editor

About the Irish Women’s Elite Team

Members of the Irish Women’s Elite team:

– Donna Barr, (51kg) from Twin Towns Boxing Club, Derry,

– Shauna O’Keefe (60kg), from Clonmel Boxing Club,Tipperary,

– Gráinne Walsh (69kg), from Spartacus Boxing Club, Offaly

– Christina Desmond (75kg), from Fr Horgans Boxing Club, Cork,

will compete in their weight class at the European Women’s Elite Championship taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 14^th to 24^th November 2016. The 10th edition of the tournament is the final AIBA ranking event of the year. The Squad have completed a training camp at the Irish Institute of Sport in Abbotstown.

About Breakthrough Cancer Research

Breakthrough Cancer Research (Breakthrough) is the official fundraising body for the Cork Cancer Research Centre, who have been leading research into cancers with a poor prognosis, such as pancreatic, lung and oesophageal since 1999. Breakthrough facilitate excellence in research by bringing scientists and clinicians together to collaborate with the aim of discovering and developing new effective treatments and cures for patients in Ireland, Europe and Internationally. For more information see www.breakthroughcancerresearch.ie and follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BreakthroughCancerResearch and Twitter @BreakthroCancer.

JANUARY

13th & 14th National Under 22 & Novice Championships National Stadium

20th & 21st National Under 22 & Novice Championships National Stadium

27th & 28th National Under 22 & Novice Championships National Stadium

FEBRUARY

3rd & 4th National Elite Championships National Stadium

10th & 11th National Elite Championships National Stadium

17th National Elite Championship FINALS National Stadium

MARCH

3rd 4th & 5th National Boy 4 & Junior 1 & 2 National Stadium

10th & 11th National Boy 4 & Junior 1 & 2 National Stadium

17th Senior Elite International National Stadium

18th National Boy 4 & Junior 1 & 2 Finals National Stadium

APRIL

18th -22nd National Boy1,2 & 3 Championships National Stadium

MAY

5th 6th & 7th National Girl 1-6 Championships National Stadium

12th & 13th National Girl 1-6 Championships National Stadium

19th & 20th National Girl 1-6 Championships National Stadium

JUNE

9th, 10th National Junior Cadet Championships National Stadium

16th 17th National Junior Cadet Championships National Stadium

23rd National Junior Cadet Championships National Stadium

29th & 30th Monsktown International Box Cup Monsktown Dublin

JULY

1st & 2nd Monsktown International Box Cup Monsktown Dublin

7th 8th National Senior Cadet Championships National Stadium

14th 15th National Senior Cadet Championships National Stadium

21st National Senior Cadet Championships National Stadium

SEPTEMBER

8th 9th National Under 18 Championships National Stadium

15th 16th National Under 18 Championships National Stadium

22nd National Under 18 Championships National Stadium

28th29th&30th Celtic Box Cup Dungarvan

OCTOBER

1st Celtic Box Cup Dungarvan

5th 6th & 7th Smithfield Boxfest Smithfield BC

13th 14th 15th Esker All Female Box Cup Esker BC

13th Home International National Stadium

NOVEMBER

10th 11th National Senior Championships National Stadium

17th 18th National Senior Championships National Stadium

24th 25th National Senior Championships National Stadium

DECEMBER

1st National Senior Championships National Stadium

**** PLEASE NOTE ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGES****

 

 

Please note below criteria for National Senior Championships, formerly National Intermediate Championships.

Boxing begins tomorrow evening at the National Stadium in Dublin.

Weigh-ins between 8.30am and 10am and 12pm and 1pm at the Ringside Club adjacent to the National Stadium.

 

Eligibility

 

(Males): Shall have reached the age of 18 years and be under 40 years of age on November 11^th  of this year and not have competed in the National Elite Championships.

(Females): Aged 19 to 40 And have not competed in a National Elite Championship Final and not have won a Provincial Elite Championship.

 

Team Ireland took a well-earned break from their third and final training camp in Moscow today to visit the iconic Red Square in the Russian capital.

The Irish team are training for the AIBA World Youth Championships which begin in St Petersburg, Russia next Tuesday.

Please scroll down for pictures of Irish squad and staff in Red Square and see attachment for further details.

Ireland have been training and sparing at Dublin’s National Stadium, the University of Ulster in Belfast and Moscow ahead of the final AIBA tournament of the year.

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2016 AIBA World Youth Championships St Petersburg, Russia November 17/26

Irish squad

49kg Jordan Moore (Glasnevin)
52kg Conor Quinn (Clonard)
56kg Eamer Coughlan (Riverstown)
60kg Patrick Donovan (OLOL)
64kg Gabriel Dossen (Olympic)
69kg Brett McGinty (Oakleaf)
75kg Michael Nevin (Portlaoise)
81kg Christopher O’Reilly (Bracken)
91+kg Kevin Sheehy (St Francis)

Team manager: Stephen Connolly

Coaches: Billy McClean and John Conlan

R&J: Ben McGarrigle